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america is in trouble. i appreciate the white man that said he did not want obama hurtt or anything, because that is the right thing to do. -- who said he did not want obama hurt. host: we will leave it there. thanks for your call. thanks to everyone who called in in our last segment. we will talk with ron geffner in a few minutes. he is a former sec chairman and he will talk about the ubs and swiss bank account situation. first we want to tell you more about newsmakers. scott armstrong, the leader of a group health cooperative, that should be included in the new health plan. that will be discussed. here he is describing the misconceptions about cooperatives. >> a lot of people have had this perception of cooperatives being this folksy organization that is built around old notions of what age and i'll's used to be that created restrictions to access. -- the old notions of what hmo's used to be. you will see that it is really quite different from those old perceptions. you may know that group health was name
america is in trouble. i appreciate the white man that said he did not want obama hurtt or anything, because that is the right thing to do. -- who said he did not want obama hurt. host: we will leave it there. thanks for your call. thanks to everyone who called in in our last segment. we will talk with ron geffner in a few minutes. he is a former sec chairman and he will talk about the ubs and swiss bank account situation. first we want to tell you more about newsmakers. scott armstrong, the...
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the experience here is typical of america's nonprofit hospitals. that is why we are here. host: you also have a business to run. where did -- who did that $30 million go to? guest: part of it was patients who could simply not pay their bills. parted it was a subsidy of medicare-medicaid. around $5 million to medical education expenses that are not fully reimbursed. we are a teaching hospital. we provide training for residents at georgetown, primarily. so there is a lot of expensive and is not directly reimbursed. host: 9 law, do you have to treat anyone who comes to the emergency room? guest: as a nonprofit hospital, that is part of our obligation. host: is that federal? guest: i am not really sure. it is simply what we do. guest: a physician has a choice. guest: the physician does not need to enter into that relationship, but again, that is what physicians do. host: that brings it in the liability issue how many lawsuits are pending against a hospital at any one time? guest: i would say perhaps one or two. host: is that a big concern for you, liability issues? guest: it i
the experience here is typical of america's nonprofit hospitals. that is why we are here. host: you also have a business to run. where did -- who did that $30 million go to? guest: part of it was patients who could simply not pay their bills. parted it was a subsidy of medicare-medicaid. around $5 million to medical education expenses that are not fully reimbursed. we are a teaching hospital. we provide training for residents at georgetown, primarily. so there is a lot of expensive and is not...
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the supreme court, home to america's highest court. the first sunday in october on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have daniel domenech, executive director of national school of the straightest. a new report on your web site this morning, taking a look of the stimulus money and how much is being pumped into primary and secondary schools of our country. what did you find? guest: interestingly enough, the superintendents are very grateful we have this money. because clearly about the stimulus dollars it would have been chaos and school systems around america. having said that, there were two basic goals for the dollars. one was to stimulate economy and the other one was to bring about innovation and reform and education. we find our superintendent of the latter. the money has been used primarily to backfill budget deficits created at the local and state level. so after they have done that, they have very little money left to engage in any kind of change for innovation or reform of schools. that is pretty much the bott
the supreme court, home to america's highest court. the first sunday in october on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have daniel domenech, executive director of national school of the straightest. a new report on your web site this morning, taking a look of the stimulus money and how much is being pumped into primary and secondary schools of our country. what did you find? guest: interestingly enough, the superintendents are very grateful we have this money....
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look at the money splooi in america. that is what a big part of healthcare cost is. >> host: the "new york times" business section, cash for clunkers program is set to end now on monday. the sudden halt means new car showrooms are likely to be flooded by last-minute shoppers over the weekend. dealers have until 8:00 p.m. on monday to submit the application to be reimbursed for the programs they are giving out. it has been plagued by confusion and processing delays. the article goes on to talk about some of the issues that have come up through cash for clunkers and many cases the administration says incomplete forms submitted by dealers are slowing the process. workers reviewed 40% of of the applications filed and many rejected and returned to the dealer for possible readmission because of paperwork errors. the question is what happens if the money is exhausted more quickly and consumers get in their paperwork on time if the funding is exhausted before all reimbursements are made. some dealers and possibly g.m. could have
look at the money splooi in america. that is what a big part of healthcare cost is. >> host: the "new york times" business section, cash for clunkers program is set to end now on monday. the sudden halt means new car showrooms are likely to be flooded by last-minute shoppers over the weekend. dealers have until 8:00 p.m. on monday to submit the application to be reimbursed for the programs they are giving out. it has been plagued by confusion and processing delays. the article...
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over 15 years he created the biggest insurance company in america, 40 shareholders. their margins is what everybody else was. and they are stock went nothing to very valuable. if you are a shareholder for united you thought he got a lot of stock options worth nothing. he turned it into an $80 billion. the point is having the company not be at risk and having some shareholders like me investing in united health care and he did a hell of a job, after 15 years they're worth a lot. on paper you can never defend anybody making $1 billion but he did create from two pretty lame insurance companies in the early 1990's a very large, very comprehensive, very profitable insurance company and the shareholders were rewarded for that. it's not like the government paid them. there are two sides to the story. the government didn't pay him $1 billion. he created a massive company. he was in it very early. again, i'm not trying to defend him. certainly the taxpayers never paid united health care $1 billion. they are the single biggest contractor for medicare. they make on average abou
over 15 years he created the biggest insurance company in america, 40 shareholders. their margins is what everybody else was. and they are stock went nothing to very valuable. if you are a shareholder for united you thought he got a lot of stock options worth nothing. he turned it into an $80 billion. the point is having the company not be at risk and having some shareholders like me investing in united health care and he did a hell of a job, after 15 years they're worth a lot. on paper you can...
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eastern on america in the courts. coming this fall, entered the home to america's highest court. the supreme court. all this month, revisit the pears and vegetables we covered this year on c-span 2's book tv. this weekend, the key west literary seminar. go to book tv.org. the phenomenon of facebook. the author of this book on the social networking site and held it toward friends apart. afterwards, it is part of our book to be weakened. >> frank which reflects on 15 years of political columns for " the new york times." that is sunday night on c-span. >> book tv sunday, the future of the american conservative movement with direct mail fund- raiser. >> washington journal continues. >>manu rajoo, is here to talk about all kinds of things that happened in the senate this week. let's start off with an item you wrote about yesterday, the sergeant at arms tells the senators to be aware of their tempers going into some of these town hall meetings. tell us about that. guest: they are responding to these news reports of the town hall meetings getting quite disrupted. the sergeant at arms, n
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what you think america's place will be? will america get further and further back and decline? just give up? will russia and china joint in iran and iraq, coming against israel? guest: it is a fantastical way of looking at the world if you had an alliance -- sounds a little crazy, but is not impossible between iran and israel. it would be an ideal balance of power situations. now what we are seeing in afghanistan and iraq is that the u.s. cannot stay in those countries forever because we will run out of money. it would bankrupt us. the chinese would stop lending us money. 51% of americans want out sooner rather than later. what will fill the vacuum is china and russia. iran with russian or chinese weapons would be very formidable. 65% of the world's proven reserves are in the gulf. if that falls under iran and either russia or china is control it will eclipsed the u.s. and there is little we can do for israel at that point. host: the next call comes from miami, fla. on the republican line. caller: good morning, and thank you for your service to our country. one, i was a younger
what you think america's place will be? will america get further and further back and decline? just give up? will russia and china joint in iran and iraq, coming against israel? guest: it is a fantastical way of looking at the world if you had an alliance -- sounds a little crazy, but is not impossible between iran and israel. it would be an ideal balance of power situations. now what we are seeing in afghanistan and iraq is that the u.s. cannot stay in those countries forever because we will...
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he is a man that has never been proud of america. in his book he surrounded himself with the most radical communists. his attorney general is not going to prosecute the black panthers to threaten white voters. host: how do you respond to that? guest: i disagree that he surrounded himself with communists and radicals. there is no evidence of that. certainly there are differences of opinion about the agenda he is pushing. there are many people, goods are republicans especially, who think it is way too much government. in some ways some of what he has done is an extension of what george w. bush was doing. the bank bailouts were started under the bush administration and everyone agreed with the stimulus package. there arare disagreements about the size and composition, but there's no question that the combination of dealing with issues he inherited and pushing a big agenda has put forward the idea that there is a lot more government in people's lives in this administration, more than people anticipated. host: he brought in his poll ratin
he is a man that has never been proud of america. in his book he surrounded himself with the most radical communists. his attorney general is not going to prosecute the black panthers to threaten white voters. host: how do you respond to that? guest: i disagree that he surrounded himself with communists and radicals. there is no evidence of that. certainly there are differences of opinion about the agenda he is pushing. there are many people, goods are republicans especially, who think it is...
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perhaps that is part of our problem in america today. this is a very centrist nation that we have an. enthusiasm for so many of the issues really comes from the extremes. i like to think of myself as an enthusiastic moderate, but that is almost a contradiction in terms. host: what has the nra's reaction been to you? guest: their first reaction was that they would not comment on works of fiction, to which i quipped, i wonder if the internal revenue service or the federal election commission would be interested in learning that their returns are works of fiction. i do not think they are, but the leadership of nra cannot have it both ways. host: c-span did contact the nra. they did not return a request for comment. let's go to our first call. caller: good morning. i wanted to mention -- i'm 64 years old. in idaho, where i grew up, we went to the nra for safety training and all of that. i remember in those days that people who were involved in guns were not the same as they are now. the people who are interested in these things now are cover
perhaps that is part of our problem in america today. this is a very centrist nation that we have an. enthusiasm for so many of the issues really comes from the extremes. i like to think of myself as an enthusiastic moderate, but that is almost a contradiction in terms. host: what has the nra's reaction been to you? guest: their first reaction was that they would not comment on works of fiction, to which i quipped, i wonder if the internal revenue service or the federal election commission...
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that is wrong for america. decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not politicians and bureaucrats. tell your members of congress to oppose government-run health care. host: if you are attending or have attended some of the town hall meetings, we want to hear from you. you can upload your comments, or if you take a small camera to your meetings and what to share them with us, you can do so by going to c-span.org. we have had it -- we have set up what we call the health care hub. to get more information on the latest, you can also watch many of the town hall meetings we have covered, and these that we have been showing you this morning, all available on the site. michael is joining us from kill devil hills, north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. on the health care thing, a couple of your callers said about we really do not have a bill, which we do not, and everybody is tearing it down. i was thinking it is a larger issue, and i wish the president would present it i
that is wrong for america. decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not politicians and bureaucrats. tell your members of congress to oppose government-run health care. host: if you are attending or have attended some of the town hall meetings, we want to hear from you. you can upload your comments, or if you take a small camera to your meetings and what to share them with us, you can do so by going to c-span.org. we have had it -- we have set up what we call the health care hub. to...
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i think that america is against it. people in town hall meetings have the right to organize just like the left. host: this is an op-ed piece from "the new york times" this morning. "the legal america -- american needs to prepare for an early iraq exit. america's legal relationship with iraq is falling apart. nouri al maliki has announced a referendum next january on the agreement governs u.s. military operations. under the terms, military troops will have to leave the country in january, 2011, nearly one year earlier than planned." lisa, independent line. caller: i feel the same way as that person before who said that we should get out of afghanistan. we should learn from the russians. there is nothing that we can really do in that country. we are just wasting our lives. that is all a half to say. host: democratic line, minnesota. u.s. actions -- u.s. options in afghanistan? caller: we have got to leave. we are doing the same thing we did in iraq, playing these games that look like we are there to protect them. my botto
i think that america is against it. people in town hall meetings have the right to organize just like the left. host: this is an op-ed piece from "the new york times" this morning. "the legal america -- american needs to prepare for an early iraq exit. america's legal relationship with iraq is falling apart. nouri al maliki has announced a referendum next january on the agreement governs u.s. military operations. under the terms, military troops will have to leave the country in...
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eastern on america and the courts. coming this fall, and to the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. all this month, revisit the fares and festivals we have covered this year on c-span2's book tv. this weekend, the key west literary seminar and the annapolis books get -- the annapolis boat festival. host: our guest in new york city is joel simon on the executive committee and to protect journalists. when you saw the video of laura ling and euna lee, released from north korea, one went through your mind and the mind of the organization? guest: well, i think like all americans we were just relieved that the ordeal had come to an end. it certainly looked bleak for a while, and they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in north korea. that is a very, very harsh sentence. it was not clear to us exactly what the way out of it was, so we saw them get off the plane and embrace their families, and we were really relieved that this had come to an end. host: much was written about the role of al gore behind the
eastern on america and the courts. coming this fall, and to the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. all this month, revisit the fares and festivals we have covered this year on c-span2's book tv. this weekend, the key west literary seminar and the annapolis books get -- the annapolis boat festival. host: our guest in new york city is joel simon on the executive committee and to protect journalists. when you saw the video of laura ling and euna lee, released from north korea, one...
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but a lot of small towns in america have budgetary problems. and with litigation in those areas, they would not be reimbursed from state and federal governments from eeoc claims and housing claims. that is behind hesitation in some of the small towns to change it. so, we have to do something on the state and national levels to get this done, and it comes down to education. educating people to know why you want these things, why we want these things. we want to step up, be included at the table with decision making. and we deserve it, quite honestly, because we handsomely contribute to the bottom line in state and local and even national community. that is all i have to say. guest: that is such a great point. i wish so often that people could know exactly what you have just said. i wish they could no that we just want to stop fighting for this stuff. we really want to get past the so we can help -- so we can find in afghanistan and iraq, put all of the energy into climate change, fixing the terrible things better going wrong with our environment
but a lot of small towns in america have budgetary problems. and with litigation in those areas, they would not be reimbursed from state and federal governments from eeoc claims and housing claims. that is behind hesitation in some of the small towns to change it. so, we have to do something on the state and national levels to get this done, and it comes down to education. educating people to know why you want these things, why we want these things. we want to step up, be included at the table...
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i'm a black man here in america. i do recognize a lot of the things that the senator bdid, and many other leaders of our times for civil-rights, women's issues. but when it comes to the new civil rights issues of our times, that is the children, unborn children, the senator was awol. that is sad that he missed a the most important of civil rights issues. he was on the wrong side of abortions. he had an opportunity to live life to the fullest, but he never stood up for babies, children to have a chance to live the american dream. that is just really sad. he was a failure in that respect. others should join us to fight for equal rights for all americans to have an opportunity to live the american dream. he never did that. host: to give us insight into senator kennedy's local politics, a democrat from cape cod joins us on the phone. senator, how would you describe senator kennedy's presence back at home with his constituents? guest: he was an enormous presence, loved in this community and vary widely respected. in respe
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their topic is faith, family, and freedom in america. in the afternoon, the airplane pilots association hears from a pilot to talk about the latest developments in aviation safety. this morning the senate banking committee holds a regulation -- hearing on regulation credit agencies. live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern a.m. this week, the full senate debates the nomination of sonia sotomayor as supreme court justice. and coming this fall, tour the home to america's highest court, the supreme court. host: we are back, -- talking about blogging efforts. we want to talk about what you are seeing in terms of lobbying efforts. in the "philadelphia inquirer" they talk about some of the protests and messages that have gone on at these of and around the country. they write about one event featuring kathleen sebelius and arlen specter. host: carrying on on the front page of "wall street journal" as congress goes on break, lobbying heats up. public meetings nationwide this month labor unions and others in the debate are lobbying heavily. if you wa
their topic is faith, family, and freedom in america. in the afternoon, the airplane pilots association hears from a pilot to talk about the latest developments in aviation safety. this morning the senate banking committee holds a regulation -- hearing on regulation credit agencies. live coverage begins at 9:30 eastern a.m. this week, the full senate debates the nomination of sonia sotomayor as supreme court justice. and coming this fall, tour the home to america's highest court, the supreme...
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let's try to come together, america. let's stop chastising each other because of the parties we belong to and let's try to come together as people. host: moving on now to alabama. caller: yes, i think -- what i think what he is doing, a good example, he spent money on horses, turtles -- you have people up here who do not know whether next meal is coming from. old people are eating cat and dog food because they do not have enough money to live on. host: caller, let's return to the matter at hand here. caller: that is what kind of thing i think that they have done. host: we appreciate your thoughts. another tweet. more on the front pages from around the country. this one from new jersey. they point out here that new jersey takes a 7% bite from the fed to be big, but dealerships remain packed. here is the front page from the sun. "denver post" where's says that a small ripple of jobs so far -- 1000 full-time slots are linked to federal aid and it says that thousands more are in the pipeline. supposed to create 59,000 jobs i
let's try to come together, america. let's stop chastising each other because of the parties we belong to and let's try to come together as people. host: moving on now to alabama. caller: yes, i think -- what i think what he is doing, a good example, he spent money on horses, turtles -- you have people up here who do not know whether next meal is coming from. old people are eating cat and dog food because they do not have enough money to live on. host: caller, let's return to the matter at hand...
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kicking back america from whom? -- taking back america from him? the actual give-and-take has been at a premium and misinformation has been rampant. that is just a taste this morning from the baltimore paper. have you attended a town hall meeting? we want to hear from you. first up, on our republican line, marcia. caller: i actually wanted to attend one. i lifted up on the internet and called my representative, tim bishop of long island, and any information i have obtained is that he had won in the end of june. but he is not going to be holding any more. host: and what do you think about that? caller: he is our representative and i think he needs to hear what people say. when i hear that, that this is all a result of organization, i can speak for myself and probably others, that i have never called a representative or attended a town hall meeting. i am not a member of any organization, but i am so upset about this healthcare plan that it galvanized me to want to have my voice heard. host: if he were to held a town hall meeting in you attended, what
kicking back america from whom? -- taking back america from him? the actual give-and-take has been at a premium and misinformation has been rampant. that is just a taste this morning from the baltimore paper. have you attended a town hall meeting? we want to hear from you. first up, on our republican line, marcia. caller: i actually wanted to attend one. i lifted up on the internet and called my representative, tim bishop of long island, and any information i have obtained is that he had won in...
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in america we go with the supply and demand. host: on the front page your it says that the white house affirms deal on drug costs. this is a david kirkpatrick story. the next phone call is from joshua tree, california. what are you thinking about today, ed? caller: a couple of things. there appears to be a major abuse of the medical system. it is unprecedented for us to have children on anti- depressants. to see some many people not able to face reality without some chemical crutch, i am reminded of the pioneer days and all the tragedy that they faced, the absolute annihilation of family members. they kept going. what is it that today we do not seem to be able to pick our ourselves up and keep going? we're so dependent on so many things. host: this is gregory in brooklyn on the independent line. caller: i have a quick comment about the professor dates issue going on in this country over the last week and a half. it is interesting to me as an african-american, may be as american -- i do not want to use that word. the fact that we
in america we go with the supply and demand. host: on the front page your it says that the white house affirms deal on drug costs. this is a david kirkpatrick story. the next phone call is from joshua tree, california. what are you thinking about today, ed? caller: a couple of things. there appears to be a major abuse of the medical system. it is unprecedented for us to have children on anti- depressants. to see some many people not able to face reality without some chemical crutch, i am...
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the taliban did not attack america for a reason. suddenly, the taliban and al qaeda will keep taking the afghans because american is an occupying force in that country, just like in vietnam. no one wants to be occupied by a force for a government who will set up a puppet government. that is what is typical in iraq. you have people coming from there to fight americans because they know the american government does not believe in law and order. george bush ran amok. no one has been held accountable. why should anyone in afghanistan believe the puppet government will be legitimate? host: thanks for your comments. your response, mr. west? guest: john, we were attacked because of our way of life, not because of our government. it had nothing to do with whether it was president clinton or president bush. we are dealing with a bunch of wackos who have a different view of the entire world. they are murderers and terrorists. we have to put them where they belong on the earth. as far as the afghan people are concerned, my concern is opposite
the taliban did not attack america for a reason. suddenly, the taliban and al qaeda will keep taking the afghans because american is an occupying force in that country, just like in vietnam. no one wants to be occupied by a force for a government who will set up a puppet government. that is what is typical in iraq. you have people coming from there to fight americans because they know the american government does not believe in law and order. george bush ran amok. no one has been held...
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so wake up america. it's a new day. time for a change. thank you. host: on the independent line, charles from houston, texas. caller: thank you for taking my call. what i want to talk about is i remembered when clinton tried to do the health care, the health care accounted for about 9% of the gdp. now it's about 20%. say president obama fails to do the health care and in the another 10 years it's going to account for 30% of the gdp. 30%. for every one dollar generated in this country, 30 cents will go to health care. and then not to talk about the defense spending, which will be about 50%. then you're left with 20% to do the roads, the school, the whatever you can, the environment and on and on. these are the things we need to do just for our economic health we need to get this health care under control. if not, well, we could always look at china. i mean, this country has the government taking care of people. that's why the health care is not being tacked on the economy. host: the republican line from california. hi, jenny. caller: hi. thank you fo
so wake up america. it's a new day. time for a change. thank you. host: on the independent line, charles from houston, texas. caller: thank you for taking my call. what i want to talk about is i remembered when clinton tried to do the health care, the health care accounted for about 9% of the gdp. now it's about 20%. say president obama fails to do the health care and in the another 10 years it's going to account for 30% of the gdp. 30%. for every one dollar generated in this country, 30 cents...
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that's why you hear people talking about maybe we need a value added tax in america. soon. or we need to put tax rates up soon. both of those things can back fire on you because they weaken the economy so much you don't get much revenue. dangerous business. host: you talked about the aspect of borrowing money to pay for current things. what's our relationship with countries that we tend to borrow from? guest: well, that's the whole thing about china owning the debt. china owns less than $1 trillion. we're borrowing that much every six months now. who are we borrowing it from? americans, surprisingly. host: how so? guest: i guess because they're not buying stock. we know the savings rate is up a little bit for 4.5%. but there's a big world market out there and there have been times when countries like china stopped buying u.s. debt. somebody else picked it up. so by itself, the amount of money is much more than trillions. it's huge. and the markets are huge. so for a little given interest rate increase, you can sell it to somebody else. that's not a concern of mine. that wou
that's why you hear people talking about maybe we need a value added tax in america. soon. or we need to put tax rates up soon. both of those things can back fire on you because they weaken the economy so much you don't get much revenue. dangerous business. host: you talked about the aspect of borrowing money to pay for current things. what's our relationship with countries that we tend to borrow from? guest: well, that's the whole thing about china owning the debt. china owns less than $1...
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the supreme court, home to america's highest court. the first sunday in october, on c-span. >> this coming week, it in prime time, monday with dan balz and haynes johnson on the 2008 election. and, later, joe scarborough interviewed on the future of the conservative movement. but to become a prime time on c- span2. host: the book is called the "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" and john david dyche is joining us. what did you learn about him in researching this book? guest: he has moved along the india logical spectrum from a more moderate to a more conservative position. he likes to use humor in his campaign ads even though he has a reputation as a very hard- hitting campaigner. he often does a with a light, humorous touch. from the very young age he has had his sights set on becoming not only of senator, but an important one. he has achieved that. host: he quotes several reasons for his evolution toward conservative orthodoxy. he was also influenced by certain other influential leaders. guest: mitch
the supreme court, home to america's highest court. the first sunday in october, on c-span. >> this coming week, it in prime time, monday with dan balz and haynes johnson on the 2008 election. and, later, joe scarborough interviewed on the future of the conservative movement. but to become a prime time on c- span2. host: the book is called the "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" and john david dyche is joining us. what did you learn about him in...